was our Keynote Speaker for the opening Plenary Session on Friday morning, October 29th.
Click for more details.The five-star Red Rock Resort and Spa is one of the newer luxury hotels in Las Vegas and is considered a premier venue for conferences and meetings.
Come to the University of Alberta and hear about cutting-edge research from leaders in their fields in a unique blend of a diverse array of topics that deal with the economic justifications for developing regenerative technologies and the science behind some of the most promising potential methods of extending the healthy human lifespan. Speakers include: Ashley Bush, Judy Campisi, Aubrey de Grey, Michael West, Doros Platika, Chris Heward, Greg Stock, Daniel Callahan, and many others. Click on Edmonton Aging Symposium to register and for more details.
The five-star Red Rock Resort and Spa is one of the newest luxury hotels in Las Vegas and is considered a premier venue for conferences and meetings. Having just opened this April, the hotel will be a luxurious experience, offering attendees the finest in lodging, meeting facilities, and amenities. What makes The Red Rock even more attractive is that the organizers have negotiated a super room rate for this world-class hotel. Click on The Age Management Medicine Group e-Journal for more details.
In the United States, high (secondary) school education is virtually compulsory. Teenage
students are forced to learn and submit to examination on a doctrine deemed sacrilegious by
many
Christian fundamentalists. Consequently, teaching evolution is widely resented and frequently
resisted through efforts of democratically elected officials. Recently, efforts to remove evolution
from high school curricula or delineate its scope have been rebuffed by the courts without
recognizing the legitimate concern of parents to supervise the moral education of their children.
Intelligent design remains an academic research agenda. While it may be premature to expose
Secondary school students with unexplored ideas, it remains worthwhile to academically
examine
such ideas. Rather than furthering the scientific study of evolution, controversy has been an
impediment. We propose, therefore, to promote evolutionary studies by launching a range of
useful new debates:
(1) Trial and error are minimalistic requirements to bootstrap complexity, and hence should also
be the initial stages in the development of intelligence. Hence regardless of whether we have
understood speciation in full, the structuralistic principle of Darwinism remains applicable even
if
we engage intelligence.
(2) Cultural evolution operates with higher complexities and possibly different mechanisms that
remain to be specified.
(3) By scientific standards Intelligent design postulates a deus-ex-machina without thusfar
providing mechanisms of interference with the genetic apparatus and without explaining
intelligence itself.
(4) How have art, intelligence, rituals and fetishism evolved: what are their sources and what
are the conditions for their development?
(5) Are science and religion complementary descriptions of the world, and are their
epistemologies compatible?
The organizers invite papers in any of the above categories.
Please contact: martin.potschka@univie.ac.at or sshostak@pitt.edu
For information about the conference, registration, travel directions etc.
see: issei2006.haifa.ac.il.
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The Second Conference on Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence at Queen's College, Cambridge University, UK, September 7-11, 2005
The deadline for submission of Abstracts will be June 15, 2005. For more details, click on gen.cam.ac.uk/sens2.
was our Keynote Speaker for the opening Plenary Session on Friday morning, October 29th.
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Among the invited speakers are Paola Timiras (UC Berkeley); Judy Campisi (Lawrence Berkeley); Nadia Rosenthal (Rome, Italy); Michael Zhang (Cold Spring Harbor, NY); Steven Austad (University of Idaho); Caleb Finch (USC); Leonard Guarente (MIT); Tom Johnson (Univ. of Colorado); Cynthia Kenyon (UCSF); Tom Kirkwood (Newcastle; UK); George Martin (Seattle); and Gary van Zant (Univ. of Kentucky).
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There are now 47 Confirmed Speakers, including Keynote Presentations by
Prof. Bruce Ames
Prof. Mario Capecchi
Prof. Arthur Caplan
Dr. William Haseltine
Dr. Michael West
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details.
November 12 - 15, 2003; Thrissur, Kerala, INDIA
Contact Dr. Sebastian Criton by E-mail at
criton@sancharnet.in or visit their website at
jananeethi.org.
FEATURED SESSIONS INCLUDE:
. The Evolution and Future of Free Radical Research in Biology and Medicine
. Protein Oxidations: Mechanisms, Measurements and Markers of Disease
. Vascular Redox Signaling and Oxidative Stress
. Mitochondrial
Reactive Oxygen Species in Cell Signaling and Human Disease
OTHER CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
. Sunrise Free Radical School
. Oral Presentations of Selected Abstracts
. Poster Sessions (three days)
. Travel and Young Investigator Awards
. Mentoring Luncheon
. Women in Science Dinner
. Grantsmanship for Young Investigators Luncheon
Abstracts for SFRBM 2003 will be accepted starting May 1st through September 3rd. To
register on-line, obtain more information about the scientific program, travel, and hotel
accommodations, awards, or On-line Abstract Submission, please visit their website at
sfrbm.org or else contact
Mr. Kent Lindeman,
Executive Director,
Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM)
Voice: 925-472-5904
E-mail: info@sfrbm.org.
Objectives:
* Develop clinical expertise in anti-aging for patients
* Comprehend genetic theories of
aging
* Understand the demographics of aging
* Distinguish the difference between biological basis of aging and clinical reduction of risk
factors
for health
* Understand the latest updates on aging research
* Understand how "alternative therapies" fit into a complete clinical practice
* Understand
factors of longevity in centenarians
* Realize what growth hormone can and cannot do to affect patients' fitness, health and longevity
* Recognize how diet, culture and exercise affect health and aging
* Understand how to
create a model for implementing "anti-aging" in plastic surgery
* Learn how to
recommend
exercise programs to patients
* Understand new indications for Botox and anti-wrinkle
therapy
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Click on the logo for more details.
Contact:
BioConferences International
2 Madison Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538
Voice: 1-800-5-BIOCON or 914-834-3100
FAX: 914-834-3689
E-mail:
hmatysko@libertpub.com
URL: www.libertpub.com
Contact:
Primedia Corp. and A4M
URL: www.worldhealth.net
This meeting is sponsored by the EU 5th Framework Program Project "Immunology and
Aging in Europe" (
www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/imagine).
Local organizer:
Prof. Calogero Caruso
Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Corso Tukory 211
90134
Palermo, ITALY
For further details:
Voice: +39-091-6555911
FAX +39-091-6555933
E-mail: imagine@unipa.it
URL: www.unipa.it/imagine or
graham.paweler@uni- tuebingen.de
The objective of these Symposia has been to bring together a group of scientists who made recent major advances in the study of CNS and endocrine aging, from a basic science viewpoint to practical issues in the treatment and care of the elderly and patients with age-related CNS diseases. The next [2002] symposium will cover topics including cellular and molecular mechanisms, insulin and IGF, amyloid precursor protein, neuroprotection, circadian rhythms, nutrition, melatonin, caloric restriction, reproduction and fertility, auditory systems, and evolutionary concepts.
The format of the meeting, four and a half days with brief lectures and poster sessions, ample time for discussion, and afternoons left open for recreation and informal interactions, creates an atmosphere conducive to in-depth analysis of research results and their implications. Our previous five Symposia have attracted speakers, poster presenters, session chairmen and attendees from 27 countries. The site of the Symposium will be the Mehrerau Monastery [established in 1090], which lies on the eastern shore of the Lake of Constance [Bodensee] in the city of Bregenz, Austria.
Invited speakers thus far include: J. Campisi, USA; C. Barnes, USA; M. Gallagher, USA; D. Gems, UK; K. Gordon, USA; M. Lane, USA; F. Lezoualc'h, France; B. Lockhart, France; B. Pakkenberg, Denmark; G. Paolisso, Italy; M. Racchi, Italy; M. Rose, USA; D. Skene, UK; J. Syka, Czech Republic; R. Verwer ,The Netherlands; G. Wick, Austria; A. Wirz-Justice, Switzerland; and J. Zimmerman, USA.
For more information, please write, send a FAX, or E-mail:
Department of Physiology, LS II, Room 245
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6512; USA
FAX: 618-453-1517
Email: abartke@siumed.edu / rfalvo@siumed.edu
Web Site:
http://www.neurobiology-and-neuroendocrinology-of-aging.org/
2st ANNUNAL KRONOS INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM
Bar Harbor Regency Hotel in Bar Harbor, Maine; Dates = ?
Conference Chairman: S.
Mitchell Harman, M.D., Ph.D.
Click www.kronosinstitute.org of Phoenix, Arizona for more details.
6th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AGING SKIN
Loews Coronado Bay Resorts, San Diego, California; May 2002?;
Conference Chairman,
Nicholas V. Perricone, M.D., of Yale University
Click www.skinandaging.com for more details.
CLINICAL ANTI-AGING SEMINAR IN SAN DIEGO
2002; co-sponsored by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Information and
Registration forms can be obtained at www.AI-PE.org.
Topics: This will be an evidenced-based meeting covering Hormone Replacement
for normal aging, diet, exercise, and preventive cardiology. It will present practical clinical
algorithms and patient care scenarios.
Contact: Dr. Ron Rothenberg, M.D., Clinical Professor of Preventive and Family
Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine, and Founder, California Healthspan Institute.
The 7th A4M Conference and Exposition on Anti-Aging and Biomedical Technologies
will be held at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, NV from December 11-13, 1999.
Dr. Tandal A. Goffe of the University of Washington in Seattle and CEO of Genespan Corp. will
present the topic "Stem Cells in Modern Medicine and Their Effect on Aging" on Saturday
morning, December 11th.
1. Third International Growth Hormone Research Society Conference (September 3-6, 1998) Marriott Hotel; San Francisco, California
See the Conference Report by Dr. Karlis Ullis under <Meetings>.
Contact: Dr. Raymond L. Hintz, M.D., Voice: 415-476-4251; FAX: 415-476-0318; E-mail: inquire@ocme.ucsf.edu
The GRS-98 conference abstracts are now available on-line for browsing at a special web site: http://www.abstracts-on-line.com/abstr a cts/gh
2. World Med '98: Integration of Complementary and Natural Therapies (Los Angeles, California; November 19-22, 1998). Call 1-888-748-9800.
3. Sixth International Congress on Anti-Aging and Bio-Medical Technologies (Las Vegas, Nevada; December 11-13, 1998). Contact A4M on their web site at http://www.worldhealth.net .
4. The US Biotechnology Symposium "Production, Purification, and Regulatory Challenges in the New Age of Drug Development" (J. W. Marriott Hotel; Washington, D.C.; November 29 - December 1, 1998). Contact: BioConferences International, Inc. at 2 Madison Avenue; Larchmont, NY 10538; 1-800-5BIOCON or 914-834-3100 ext. 652; FAX: 914-834-3689.
5.1999 AAAS Annual Meeting and Science Innovation Exposition "Challenges for a New Century" Anaheim Hilton and Towers (Anaheim, California; January 21-26, 1999) Special Genome Seminar on Saturday-Sunday, January 23-24, 1999; 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM. This session is being organized by J. Craig Venter. Professor Joshua Lederberg of Rockefeller University in New York City will participate along with 12 others leaders in the field. Contact: AAAS in Washington, D.C. Voice: 202-326-6450.
6. Aging: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Life Span Sheraton
Tamarron Resort (Durango, Colorado; February 2-7, 1999).
Contact: Prof. Judith Campesi, UC Berkeley; c/o 1999 Keystone Symposia
( www.symposia.com) 1-800-253-0685 or
970-262-1230; FAX: 970-262-1525. Dr. Calvin B. Harley of Geron Corp. will speak on
"Telomerase: The Key Determinant of Cell Immortality" on Thursday, February
4th ; Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi of Mass General Hospital will speak on "The Genetic
Determinants and Molecular Models for Alzheimer's Disease" on Saturday, February
8th. See the program for additional speakers
and details.
7. Developmental Biology of the Human Being: The Future of Pediatric Molecular Medicine The Ritz Carlton Hotel, (Pasadena, California; February 4-9, 1999). Contact mrichardson@chlais.usc.edu or Voice: 213-669-4110.
8. Bioinformatics and Data Integration The Madison Hotel (Washington, D.C.; February 25-26, 1999) Contact: Barnett International Conference Group 610-565-9400.
9. Maimonides International Medical Conference on Wellness and Longevity (Seville, SPAIN; March 6-12, 1999). Among the scheduled speakers are Drs. Robert Butler, David Satcher, and Robert Gallo. For further information contact the office of Dr. Margaret Giannini, Professor and Chair, Institute of Gerontology, Touro College, New York at 212-463-0400 ext. 649.
10. First Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Telomeres and Telomerase (March 25 - 28, 1999) Arranged by: Profs. Elizabeth Blackburn, University of California, San Francisco; Titia De Lange, Rockefeller University; and Carol Greider, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Check the website at http://nucleus.cshl.org/meetings and click on Meetings 1999.
11. Telomeres & Telomerase: Implications for Cell Immortality, Cancer, and Age-Related Disease (San Francisco, California; June 1-3, 1998). Co-Chairman: Michael Fossel, M.D., Ph.D., Michigan State University and Michael West, Ph.D., formerly with Geron Corp. and now with Origen Therapeutics in San Francisco.
12. Second Annual Conference on Telomeres and Telomerase: Implications for Cell Immortality Cancer, and Age-Related Disease Renaissance Hotel (Washington, D.C.; May 9-11, 1999). Co-Chairman: Michael Fossel, M.D., Ph.D., Michigan State University and Michael West, Ph.D., formerly with Geron Corp. and now with Origen Therapeutics in San Francisco. For further information contact: BioConferences International at biocon@liebertpub.com. (THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED 3/3/99) Choose # 10 above.
13. The Sixth International Symposium on Functional Medicine: Disorders of Intercellular Mediators and Messengers and their Relationship to Illness (Tucson, Arizona; May 23-26, 1999) Contact Dr. Russell Reiter, M.D., Ph.D. at 1-800-843-9660 or register online at http://www.fxmed.com.
14. 1999 International Symposium on Aging and Antiaging Science and Technology (September 8-12, 1999 Beijing, China). For more details: http://www.arclab.org/conchina.html; Sponsor: Antiaging Science & Technology Society, Gerontological Society of China; Organizers: Antiaging Science & Technology Society, Gerontological Society of China, China International Symposium Center for Sciences and Technology (CICCST); Co-Organizer: BILONG Institute for Transgenic Animals in Beijing (BITAB); Supporters: Gerontological Society of China, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese, Academy of medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital and Gerontological Research Institute.
15. On September 22-23, 2000 (Fri-Sat), Caleb E. Finch and Robert E. Ricklefs will convene a Symposium on Organisms with Slow Aging (SOSA) at the Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California in Los Angles CA. SOSA will critically examine emerging evidence that some multi-cellular organisms have evolved very slow rates of aging with anti-aging mechanisms that are pertinent to human aging processes. Examples from long-lived vertebrates, invertebrates, and vascular plants show a range of life spans, which overlap with, or exceed, those of humans. The complex biology of long-life spans will be discussed in terms of evolutionary theory. Speakers will identify sourcesof data and availability of biological specimens to stimulate research and to attract new researchers and trainees. The program includes a volunteer poster session. Information on the Preliminary Program, Registration, and local hotels is given at www.usc.edu/dept/gero/CBPH/SOSA
16. WONS-3, the Annual Conference on the Biology of Negligible Senescence was held at the Andrus Gerontology Research Center at USC (Los Angeles, California) on September 29, 1999. Contact Prof. Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D. at E-mail: cfinch@molbio.usc.edu .
Contact:
Maximum Life Foundation or,
to register immediately, call toll free 1-800-881-5346.
This Anti-Aging Super Conference, cosponsored by the Maximum Life Foundation of Palos Verdes, will feature a comprehensive, innovative, intensive program to help you formulate your own custom anti-aging program. Twelve experts in Anti-Aging Medicine will share their knowledge and research results that they've spent their lives working on, to help you develop a personal plan for slowing down your own aging process.